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July 28, 2007 B'Tselem - The siege on the Gaza Strip continues The more the siege continues, the greater the harm to the residents and their ability to meet their basic needs. Therefore, B'Tselem calls on all the parties in charge of managing the crossing points to take immediate action to open the crossings and prevent a humanitarian tragedy. (Comment: The only reason the he international community needs to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza is that Israel destroys its economy which could be self-sufficient.) EI - The ivory tower behind the Apartheid wall In the last few weeks, university presidents across the US and Canada have rushed to issue statements about the proposed boycott of Israeli academic institutions by the British University and College Union. They view this boycott as a serious violation of academic freedom. Yet, given the general failure of these leaders to comment on any number of infringements of academic freedom that have occurred in recent years, including those close to home in the form of the politically-motivated denial of tenure to Norman Finkelstein and the colleague, Mehrene Larudee, who very publicly supported him..., July 25, 2007 CBC - Canada resumes funding to the Palestinian Authority "In light of the new Palestinian government's commitment to non-violence, recognition of Israel, and acceptance of previous agreements and obligations, and in recognition of the opportunity for a renewal of peace efforts, Canada will provide assistance to the new Palestinian government," Foreign Affairs Minister Peter MacKay said in a statement. NOTE: The commitment is for only $8 million, a far cry from the $35 million that the former Liberal government gave in 2004-05 to the Palestinian Authority. Ottawa will also give $1 million to the International Committee of the Red Cross for humanitarian work. Ynet - Shoah survivors forced back to Germany due to Israel's lack of restitution laws MUST READ - Shocking and heartbreaking. This article confirms the thesis put forward by Norman Finkelstein in his book, The Holocaust Industry. Contrary to Israel, the German government has stipulated that Holocaust survivors in need of housing and medicine are entitled to receive them free of charge. When asked what she thought of the Israeli government's attitude towards Holocaust survivors, she said: "I would not want what I think to appear in print." ..... A nurse at the Abarbanel Mental Health Center spoke of survivors admitting themselves into the institution just for the sake of a warm bed and food. Sadly, they were later forcefully evicted.
July 23, 2007 CBC.ca - Jewish group wants Outremont Liberal pulled from byelection B'Nai Brith Canada has asked Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion to remove new star candidate Jocelyn Coulon from an upcoming byelection in Montreal's Outremont riding because of his past stance on Israel. The Jewish organization says Coulon, a political scientist and former journalist, has a "well-documented anti-Israel bias," including sympathy for Hamas, that is "out of step with current Liberal policy," according to a statement released by the group. July 20, 2007 ... when Ed Corrigan decided to make a bid for the Liberal nomination in London-Fanshawe, I wondered what would happen. Surely, I naively mused, the Liberals would allow him to have a fair hearing. I thought the corrupt internal elite of the Liberal party would not be allowed to muzzle him. But, once again I was wrong. Haaretz Editorial - A racist Jewish state Every day the Knesset has the option of passing laws that will advance Israel as a democratic Jewish state or turn it into a racist Jewish state. There is a very thin line between the two. This week, the line was crossed. If the Knesset legal counselor did not consider the bill entitled "the Jewish National Fund Law" as sufficiently racist to keep it off the agenda, it is hard to imagine what legislation she will consider racist. July 14, 2007 ...the border closures are starving the people of Gaza. Israel refuses to allow adequate quantities of basic food stuffs into Gaza despite having fully committed itself to doing so. At present Israel allows the UN to ship only 15 trucks of food aid a day into Gaza. This does not begin to meet the needs of the population of 1.4 million. In fact, the UN calculates that at least 100 trucks a day are required to meet Gaza’s desperate needs. THE NEAR EAST CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION OF CANADA (NECEF) - CALL FOR EMERGENCY FUND RAISING BY NECEF FOR GAZA If you are able to donate any amount, PLEASE SEND YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO: NECEF, c/o Dr. Sameh Gabarin
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